The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-09

and the pumping station at Pratt's Rips.
/ The defect In the dam and washing away
Of the bark which caused considerable
anxiety "A few weeks ago are being re-
mr,ted by the construction Of heavy
substantial wall which apparently must
prove successful in resisting the pres
sure Of the highest Hoods Hercules
Turbine wheel of I'D horse mower Viii DE-
used at the station and pump 81 the
/ Dean Duplex pattern, capable Of raising
! .UO0. 600 gallons III II hours. he pun y
iug-house Is of brick, - feet In lensiht
+ H. IN width and l0l feet hi1l. grand
celebration j. limited at when the water
is turned ~.
Aroosfaok county farmers give the
Board Of Agriculture Il cordial reception
Oh the occasion Of their recent
visit \ delegation Of Changers net the
party at the station at Prcsque Isle on
their arrival and provided them free en-
tertainment during their stay in town. At
Ashland the delegation was entertained
by the Ashland Grange, the members hav-
mg provided for the same at previous
meeting The Aroostook Herald pro-
nounced the meetings the best of the
Kind ever held in the county, and says
they viii result in much good.
Nr Elli~. the Waldo county member of
the Board Of Agriculture, is IA keen OBJ
server Of result, in farm practice, and he
claims he gels in the grass crop follow
ing after a corn crop and grain crop from
the same field a. when u single crop of
grain is taken. thus showing that the land
is left in a. good condition to produce
grass crop after producing the corn as
it was before.
The oak Grove Seminary buildings
which were recently destroyed by fire,
are to be rebuilt on the old site in Nassl-
boro, the trustees who met at Winthrop,
Thursday, 50 voting. Nothing will be
done until the money required, which is
Slj,u00, has been raised or pledged. The
proceeds of the insurance is s. 0o0, the
town Of Nassalboro has voted 10 give
81 900. and the remainder is to be raised
by subscription, a committee to solicit
funds having been appointed The work
or rebuilding will not he commenced I'M
til another year. Tile new structure will
not be as high As the old buildings, but
otherwise about Oh the same pattern.
General Charles Hamln, Of Bangor,
and Messrs Robert D9bson, of Pitt>ilcld,
and \ Linn, Of llarland, Of the Board
of Directors of the old Town Wooden
Mil, went to Old Town, Saturday, to
view the progress made in the work,
Blasting for the slniee way will begin to-
day. Good work is being done and it is
rapidly progressing.
Mr.. Warren Nickersons surveying par
ty which is engaged on the Dexter to
Dover and Guilford route, reached Gull
ford Yesterday, so it is said They have
found an easy route the whole distance
with no heavy grades or sharp curves
The distance is reported to be not
quite fourteen miles, upon good author
IT, If this il the case it will surprise
every ane Interested in the road. Eight
cen miles WAS thought to be the shortest
route that could be fonnd.-Er
The private matters connected with the
failure Of Jacob Stern, of Bangor, were
finally settled up, Friday, and he was re-
leased from Jail shortly after seven
O'Clock. \ section had been engaged for
him on the night train for st. John and
he left Immediately for that place. 1t is
understood that Mr. Stern will 90 to
Germany to see his friends, says the Com
mercial.
T. lsworth people, by the cdict of the
underwriters, will have to pay higher in
~urance rates, hereafter, having failed to
provide water works for adequate protcc-
zion against fire. They may consider
themselves fortunate if their defenccle>s
condition costs them no more than this.
Pennington, Passport and other Maine
towns could testify ON this subject.
F MAINS SPECIAL PRIVHEGE.--A umber
merchant in Minnesota recently wrote to